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Share of young men and women living with HIV in Somalia

Somalia: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Somalia, 1990–2024

00.020.040.060.080.11990200720241990: 0.1 % ages 15-241991: 0.1 % ages 15-241992: 0.1 % ages 15-241993: 0.1 % ages 15-241994: 0.1 % ages 15-241995: 0.1 % ages 15-241996: 0.1 % ages 15-241997: 0.1 % ages 15-241998: 0.1 % ages 15-241999: 0.1 % ages 15-242000: 0.1 % ages 15-242001: 0.1 % ages 15-242002: 0.1 % ages 15-242003: 0.1 % ages 15-242004: 0.1 % ages 15-242005: 0.1 % ages 15-242006: 0.1 % ages 15-242007: 0.1 % ages 15-242008: 0.1 % ages 15-242009: 0.1 % ages 15-242010: 0.1 % ages 15-242011: 0.1 % ages 15-242012: 0.1 % ages 15-242013: 0.1 % ages 15-242014: 0.1 % ages 15-242015: 0.1 % ages 15-242016: 0.1 % ages 15-242017: 0.1 % ages 15-242018: 0.1 % ages 15-242019: 0.1 % ages 15-242020: 0.1 % ages 15-242021: 0.1 % ages 15-242022: 0.1 % ages 15-242023: 0.1 % ages 15-242024: 0.1 % ages 15-24

Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.1% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Somalia peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

Somalia ranks 70th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Somalia, year by year

Year % ages 15-24 Change
1990 0.1% —
1991 0.1% +0.0%
1992 0.1% +0.0%
1993 0.1% +0.0%
1994 0.1% +0.0%
1995 0.1% +0.0%
1996 0.1% +0.0%
1997 0.1% +0.0%
1998 0.1% +0.0%
1999 0.1% +0.0%
2000 0.1% +0.0%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% +0.0%
2006 0.1% +0.0%
2007 0.1% +0.0%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% +0.0%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2017 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%
2021 0.1% +0.0%
2022 0.1% +0.0%
2023 0.1% +0.0%
2024 0.1% +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Somalia?
Share of young men and women living with hiv in Somalia was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Somalia rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
Somalia ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of young men and women living with HIV
Unit
% ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 5,107 data points, 1990–2024
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.